Clara
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Clara
- /ˈklɑːɹə/ UK
- /ˈklɛəɹə/ US
- /ˈklæɹə/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːɹə, -ɛəɹə, -æɹə
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire.
proper noun
- A female given name from Latin. But the fashion spreads deeper and wider; the village is infected and the village green; Amelias and Claras sweep your rooms and cook your dinners, gentle Sophias milk your cows, and if you ask a pretty smiling girl at a cottage door to tell you her name, the rosy lips lisp out Caroline.
- A town in Pyrénées-Orientales department, France; named Clara-Villerach since 2017.
- A town in County Offaly, Ireland.
- An area of Taylor County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nathalie, mae, myrna, plainly, straight, barton, clearly, clear, plain, transparente, evidente, patente, palpable, brillante, claira, clarinda
Translations
Talk about this word "Clara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Clara. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clara "Clara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clara.Cite this
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title = {Clara},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clara},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
